Monday, 02 November 2009

  • Passing the Ugly Test


    You glance over and see the most attractive person in the world and they’re smiling back at you.  You get to know each other and things go well until you start noticing their flaws... i.e. a stray hair, loose-fitting pants, they pick their teeth during dinner, they don’t clean up after themselves, etc.  No matter how long the relationship has been, this is the apocalypse of a relationship or interaction when you decide whether those subtle flaws and annoying, surreptitious habits drive you crazy enough to end the relationship or can you live with it?  If it’s only an acquaintance, it will be an easy decision and not much has to be deliberated upon otherwise...

    I’ve started relationships at my prime, it worked out great but ended early because of life circumstances.  Now I’m at a stage when I’m not quite at my best and I don’t feel the motivation to be at my best.  I feel comfortable and rather be comfortable so I guess this is my Ugly Phase.  If I can stand being with myself, I want to know if someone else can stand being with me just as I am-casual and comfortable.  Now when I say ugly I just mean not trying so hard to be my best since I have other priorities, my values are still intact, common sense still applies in public situations, etc.

    A good female friend once told me what her debonair French-Canadian father passed onto her:  It's the flaws that you can live with or overlook that will make a relationship last. Personally, I find when you're in love with someone even his walking slouch makes you swoon.  But if you don't care enough about the person, the little things will increasingly annoy you.

    What are flaws and habits that annoy you?  What can you tolerate and what would be your dealbreakers?

Comments (36)

  • Single_Androgynous_Female@xanga

    I dated a guy that had bad gas. You could smell the sh*t in his farts. He was disgusting. I thought, everybody farts. I went to his place and went to use his bathroom, something out of my purse fell and into his trash can and as I reluctantly went to fetch it, I came across tiolet paper that had sh*t on it. He was wiping his ass and throwing it in the trash can! No more dates and no one is perfect but some is nasty

  • tigerdauphin@xanga

    In the beginning, everyone is out to impress.  But there comes a point when you get comfortable.  I don't mind much of anything since the little things I can put up with.  But being considerate is also a part of it.

  • imTHEmeowMIXcat@xanga

    @Single_Androgynous_Female@xanga - Eeeew! My ex used to do that too! Ugh! So grosss...omg you gave me horrible flashbacks.  Yeah, that's pretty much the most disgusting thing I can think of too!

  • soyeahthatswhathappened@xanga

    i think there are some things you just have to look past. when my boyfriend and i first started dating, his smile used to drive me crazy (he had very crooked teeth) and i thought he had the stupidest laugh ever. but i got over them, he has braces and his teeth are quite nice now, and i love his laugh, i wouldn't have it any other way.


    there are some things however, that aren't even worth trying to get over. @Single_Androgynous_Female@xanga - that's disgusting-i wouldn't blame you for ditching him.

  • Rainy_Day33@xanga

    When my ex didnt brush his teeth at night sometimes annoyed me, and when he doesnt wash his hair when it started getting oily, i knew he had fine hair and (my hair gets oily around every 2nd or 3rd day so i was wash it as soon as i notice it) Think he just gets lazy but aah not an excuse to have bad hygeine!

  • TheL0ki@xanga

    If a woman was to eat with her mouth open... I just couldn't cope!!!

  • Coke0@xanga

    @Single_Androgynous_Female@xanga - ahhh that's so gross my ex did that too!! What is with guys doing that I don't understand... I had no idea there were other people in the world that did that. Why can't they flush it like normal people?? Fucking gross.

  • happyobligations@xanga

    This is definitely true. It all depends on how much you like them. The little flaws can become endearing or irritating.

  • summer_soda_like@xanga

    One of my old teachers told me a story that has stuck with me through relationships since. Even friends.


      "There was a couple that were madly in love and wanted to spend every waking second in each others presence. They both felt so close to each other and found nothing wrong with the other persons flaws and quirks. Planning to get married and dealing with stress, but still being incredibly happy and perfect for each other, they went out to dinner at a mexican restaurant. They ordered and chatted and looked into each others eyes longingly. The food arrives and he proceeds to "dig in". Now she had seen him eat plenty of times before, but not like this. Not a steaming hot burrito. The way he bit into the burrito made her cringe and kept replaying in her head. After this, daily tasks became unmanagable. She absolutely despised every little thing about the way he lived out his day. She couldn't handle it and they parted ways. The Burrito Bite that ultimately ended a relationship."


     It was an amusing story told to me one day, but it has since become apparent with everyone I know. Watch Seinfeld. That's what the show is based on. "The Burrito Bite"

  • LaChienne88@xanga

    I agree; it's the little flaws you have to get over or else the relationship won't work. No one is perfect. Everyone has at least one gross thing about them.

    If a guy farted all the time, I might be grossed out, but I realize it's something I have to get over.

    I have my own gross habits. I'm a little disorganized, but I don't go out of my way to be a neat freak.

  • JusticeCho@xanga

    Traits that annoy - girls who slouch a lot, I don't like it when I or other guys slouch but for some reason it just looks much worse when a girl is slouching...plus I notice it tends to build hunch backs.  Clipping toe/fingernails outside of the bathroom.  Not washing up properly.  Perpetual laziness, doing things like "oh not today...next time" and there never is a next time cuz it's always the same answer every time heh.

    Although I feel flaws are what make people who they are.  Also I'd rather have a girl who is in her "ugly phase" most of the time, and when she wants to be can be pretty. Rather than have a girl who tries to put out that she's pretty all the time, and then gets self conscious when she's ugly.

  • EuropeBrazil@lovelyish

    @Single_Androgynous_Female@xanga - @imTHEmeowMIXcat@xanga - @Coke0@xanga - I don't know about other countries, but in Brazil people always throw toilet paper in the trashcan because it'll clog the toilets. >.< Never thought of it as disgusting. It's trash, right? Isn't trash supposed to be nasty? Or do you throw your used tampons and pads in the toilet because it's too dirty for the trash can? 

  • just_the_average_jane@xanga

    @Single_Androgynous_Female@xanga - Did he have country plumbing?  You're not supposed to flush paper in some cases, since the plumbing system just isn't set up to handle it.

    Not being able to apologize or admit that he's wrong would be a dealbreaker for me. 

  • Coke0@xanga

    @EuropeBrazil@lovelyish - I don't know, his plumbing was fine, I don't think he had a good reason to throw his shitty toilet paper in the trash can...that's why you flush twice if you're worried about clogging. But maybe in other countries, if that's your only option then obviously that's what you're going to do. And if I'm going to throw dirty tampons and pads in the garbage, I would at least wrap them in toilet paper so no one sees it :S I still think its gross. Menstrual blood is a lot cleaner than poo anyways.

  • eatdrinkandbemaryy@xanga

    haha. posted my turn offs on my xanga already.

  • Red_Apocalypse_Horse@xanga

    What about clumsiness and being accident prone?

  • EccentricSiren@xanga

    My main turnoffs are:

    1. Rude to waiters/other servicepeople.  If they're rude to strangers they consider beneath them, what will they be like for you when they eventually decide you're beneath them?  (and don't think that won't happen.  Don't ask me how I know that...)

    2. Bad breath/body odor.  I expect to cuddle with my date at some point.  If the idea of it makes me want to throw up, then it's a no-go.  I have to like how the person smells.  And there is a difference between natural and gross.

  • MzKeekz@xanga

    "Personally, I find when you're in love with someone even his walking
    slouch makes you swoon.  But if you don't care enough about the person,
    the little things will increasingly annoy you.
    "

    -  Yes very true.

  • akatiegirl

    I once dated a guy who got this really weird expression on his face at just random times...and it totally looked like he was getting turned on by something.  He wasn't, that was just his face, but man it bugged me.  A lot about him came to bug me.  His lack of a sense of humor, his lack of a backbone, his way of shutting down with a whimper rather than deal with tough situations.  And, yeah, the fact that he once tried on one of my sweaters--"Just to see"--and, on another occasion, a pair of my shoes (and wore them around my parents' kitchen while my mom looked on.)

    This guy was weird.  But he was also sweet in his way, so it took me about a year longer than it should have to cut him loose because breaking up with him felt kind of like kicking a puppy.

    -Katie

  • quotes3085@xanga

    I agree... if the person in general annoys you then you will be annoyed by the little quirky habits that they have. but everyone has flaws and can be annoying to a certain extent... but that's what makes us human and I like knowing I'm not the only weird one on this planet lol.

  • Salivarysatisfaction

    @JusticeCho@xanga - I was slouching and clipping my toenails while reading this on the bed. Lolzzzzzz.


    Things that annoy me....One of them would be weird Nasal-ey or spit sounds made constantly. I get ill when people hawk lugies and spit near me, or just spit in general. I'm grossing myself out thinking about it.
    Ah, and I hate it when guys have beards. I think they are disgusting. I can handle heavy body hair everywhere else on a guy, I just can't stand beards. I look at them and imagine a dirty food-encrusted brillo pad scraping against my junk. Ick. I guess it's not really a gross habbit- but it's certainly a deal breaker.
    I also hate pretentious ass holes. Elitists who wont allow themselves the joy of knowing whomever they come across because the other person is "not wearing" the right clothes or whatever. I'm so disgusted that this happens outside of highschool. It depresses me.
  • bluehead69@xanga
    You're awesome!

    "But if you don't care enough about the person, the little things will increasingly annoy you."

    +1000 points! :]

  • lot223@xanga

    my biggest deal breaker is when the girl has no manners. oh, and if she's lazy.

    lol also, i prefer girls who don't try so hard to look good. i mean, i don't want to be seen with a girl in her pj's at a wine and dine restaurant but hey, spending some time at home or just going out for a movie run doesn't require makeup, high heels, etc. i'm sure there are plenty who'd agree.

  • snapeful@xanga

    @EuropeBrazil@lovelyish - Mm, pretty sure toilet paper dissolves in the water :| But maybe it's diff in Brazil? Diff toilet paper material? Diff systems?

  • DistantStarlight@xanga

    Something that annoys me supremely is cruelty to animals. I kissed one cat-kicker goodbye! Unsolicited attacks on animals may one day become attacks on people! Of course, that guy was also mildly verbally abusive, too. Any kind of abuse is a dealbreaker for me. Other than that, (and a few other less important things) I'm pretty tolerant.

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